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June 5, 1923. 1,457,813

A.- c. BARROW v POCKET Filed May 5, 1922 Jig 1 lfjz'yfi. v w

3 wuentoz Alfred CiBdrrow Patented June 5, 1923.

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ALFRED c. BARBOW, or ma ma, vinelinianssio-nort To A. o. minnow &' co r- IPANY, or LYNoH Une, VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION on VIRGINIA.

POCKET.

Application filed ma 5,

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ALFREDO. BARnoW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynchburg, in, the'county of Campbell and State of Virginia, have invented certainnew anduseful Improvements in Pockets; and I do hereby declare theifollowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make anduse thesame. g

This invention relates to improvements; in overalls or work garments and more particularly to the provision of animproved pocket therefor. 3

It is well knownthat the bottom of the pockets of work garments wear out very. quickly due to the miscellaneous objects carried in the pockets and it is an object of the invention to overcome this weakness by providing a reenforced" pocket,such reenforcement preferably consisting of overlapped portions of the fabric constituting the pocket proper.

Thevarious features of novelty of the invention will appear from the detailed description taken in connection with the 'accompanying drawings forming part of the specification. i Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a View showing the two pieces from which the improved pocket is made;

Fig.2 shows the two pieces overlapped and sewed atone of their ends p g Fig. 3 shows the pieces sewed up along their side edges to form a pocket, the pocket being shown inside out and having .asupplemental patch pocket sewed to one of said pieces; s

Fig. 4 shows the finished pocket attachmentto the overall; I Fig. 5 is a view looking "down into the pocket, and a Fig. 6 is a perspective viewillustrating ready for the application of the invention to anoverall.

Referring to the drawings, 10 and llindi cate the two pieces of which the pocket is. made and 10 and 11 fiapsor extensions on said pieces. The flaps l0. and 11 'are placed" one over the other, and theirledges a, b

sewed to the pieces 11 and, 10 respectively,"

' ment of the same.

1922. Serial No. 558,670. I

enforcement R'is formed. Notches'12, 13"

serve toindicate proper placement ofsaid flaps, andalso indicatethe line on which the pieces'are turned in sewing up the sides of the fabric to make the pocket. Said notches also permit the bottom corners of, the pocket to be sewed diagonally as indicated in Fig. 3. Attached to the piece 10 is afabric 15 of the same texture as the body B .of the overall and 16' indicates a supplemental patch pocket likewise sewed to said piece and also to the fabric- 15,v this arrangement being more or less conventional.

' -A pocket constructed as above described provides a double thickness of material at the bottom vof thepocket in a manner which reduces the manufacturing operations to a very simple form. The pieces 10 and 11 are the only two .pieces of material required to make the reenforced pocket, thus avoiding the cutting of a separate reenforcement piece and the consequent handling and attach-I By roviding the extensions 10' 'andll" on the main pieces 10 and 11 respectively, of the pockets, it is merely necessary to overlap said extensions and sew the two edges a and bof said extensions to the body portions, 11 and 10 respectively.

-As' already indicated thefnotches I 12 not only serve as markers for properly overlapping the extensions, but they also serve to indicate the bottom line of the pocket,

the pieces 10. and 11 being turned on the line joining the opposite notches. Said notches also'enable the bottom corners of the pocket to be sewed diagonally, thus avoiding the "objectional rectangular corners found in ordinary pockets.

What I claim is: a

1. A pocket comprising two pieces of material overlapped and stitched together at one of their ends said pieces being provided with opposite disposed alined notches, the side edges of said pieces being stitched together, said overlapped portion forming a 'reenforced bottom of said pocket.

2; A pocket comprisingtwo pieces of material overlapped and'sewed together at one of their ends, said pieces being turned midway of said overlapped portion and sewed together along their adjacent side and bottom edges and also adjacent the bottom edge whereby a pocket with double bottom is formed.

3. The arrangement as in claim 2, characterized by each of said pieces having a pair on notches, one notch in each side edge said pieces being turned on the line forming said notches, the sides 01": said notches being sewed and constituting the bottom corners 10 of the pocket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALFRED C. BARROW. 

